With 23 aces and strong baseline play, Andy Roddick beat Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-3 Sunday, a breakthrough first Grand Slam title that could lead to a series of major triumphs.
“I can’t imagine my name and ‘U.S. Open champion’ together. It’s more than I could ever dream of,” Roddick said.
RACE TRACKING: Three cars battled on the final laps of the Delphi Indy 300 before Sam Hornish Jr. beat Scott Dixon by .0099 of a second and Bryan Herta by .0100 in a blanket finish at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet. Sunday’s race was the closest 1-2-3 finish in the circuit’s history, eclipsing the .0468 set in Oct. 2001 at the Texas Motor Speedway.
SHOOTING: Hooded gunmen fatally shot two men at a Miami barbershop co-owned by NBA star Alonzo Mourning.
ON THE LINKS: Bob Tway, 44, two-putted for bogey on the third hole of a playoff with Brad Faxon in the Canadian Open to become the eighth player 40 or older to win a PGA Tour event this year.
SOCCER MAMIS: Mia Hamm added to her world-record scoring as the United States beat Mexico 5-0 in the final tuneup for the Women’s World Cup on Sept. 20.
